Month: June 2012
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Just What Is the Creed for the Year of Faith?
The Vatican website for the Year of Faith is up.
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The Movement for Married Clergy: Choice
“We do not see the Sacrament of Marriage conflicting in any way with the ministry of the priest. In fact, we believe that family life might enhance priesthood and ministry and offer a fine example to the Christian Community which he serves.”
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New American Bible to be Revised
The U.S. bishops have announced a plan to revise the New Testament of the New American Bible so a single version can be used for individual prayer, catechesis and liturgy.
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Cathedral Renovation in St. Petersburg, Florida
As church architecture becomes increasingly polarized, the Saint Petersburg’s cathedral renovation represents a pleasing middle ground.
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Of hermits.
On the feast of St. Romuald, I found myself comparing translations of the collect for the day.
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This Week’s Discussion Question: The Church’s Perception of the Ministerial Priesthood
The middle of the 20th century saw a shift in emphasis, from the priest as cultic minister to the priest as a proclaimer of the Word, and as a servant-leader of the community.
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The Vatican and the 2017 Reformation Jubilee in Germany
“It would be a wonderful image if the Pope would find a way to celebrate the Reformation jubilee with us.” – Nikolaus Schneider, head of the Lutheran Church in Germany
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Negative letters about the new missal in America
Arrrgh.
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Liturgy and Devotions — expressions of class, status, and economic standing?
Whether spoken out loud or not, the impression I had was that devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus was a piety mostly for working class Catholics, for the simple minded, and for uneducated women.